The lives of a successful romance novelist and her sturdy husband are radically altered overnight by the sudden appearance of her former lover. But he’s now a dangerous fugitive wanted by the FBI for crimes against corporate America, and he needs her help for what may be his boldest, most desperate—and likely final—act. It forces her to face all of her choices and to examine the shifting lines between love and marriage, trust and betrayal, and life and death.

The Story

The Reason

MALINDA L. BECKHAM, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

When the discussion of forming our own theatre company first began, we knew that we wanted to embrace local artists and explore the opportunity to produce original work. Houston is rich with artistic voices that are never heard for no other reason than lack of opportunity. Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. was established last summer, and, almost immediately, we came face to face with an opportunity to partner with two Houston-based playwrights, Doug Williams and Donna McKenzie. Instantly we knew it was a perfect match.  They had a script, and we had a company to help give it a voice, and take it from page to stage.

Doug and Donna gave birth to the characters and story you are going to witness tonight.  They have entrusted us to put those elements in motion. It is a rare experience to work directly with the playwrights; to ask questions and understand their motivation.  The playwrights gave us their views along with the freedom of artistic interpretation.

Tonight we tell a story.  A story of head and of heart.  A story of practicality and unpredictability. A story of love and of friendship. A story of passion and comfort. A story of life.  This is our “chapter one”.